I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
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I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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